# Sennheiser Momentum 4

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Sennheiser Momentum 4 and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for sound quality that people rate above in-ear headphones, plus a large battery. The one criticism is that noise cancelling is poor.

## Why people recommend it

- Sound better than in-ear headphones (3 comments): "sound at least as good if not better, have absolutely huge battery compared to tiny apple one" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47403927)) "Way better sound quality than the in-ears." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47377675)) "the sound is probably better" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430238))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [AirPods Max](https://hackerapproved.com/p/airpods-max-2.md): 56 recommend
- [Sony WH-1000XM5](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sony-wh-1000xm5.md): 23 recommend
- [Bose QuietComfort headphones](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bose-quietcomfort-headphones.md): 22 recommend
- [Sennheiser HDB 630](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sennheiser-hdb-630.md): 6 recommend
- [Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bose-quietcomfort-ultra-headphones.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Sennheiser+Momentum+4+Wireless+headphones&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.sennheiser.com/en-us)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Sennheiser Momentum 4", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sennheiser-momentum-4/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).